Jun 13, 2019 | Alison Barnett, Events, Museums Aotearoa, News
The title of this year’s MA2019 Conference MA19 – Ko Aotearoa Tēnei – This is New Zealand was a bold statement of intent directly referencing the eponymous 2011 WAI262 Waitangi Tribunal report, Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (This is New Zealand). It therefore followed that our...
Jun 18, 2018 | Andy Fenton, Leigh Rout, Museums Aotearoa, News
The theme of Outside Insights into the sector was definitely upheld at this years’ Museum’s Aotearoa Conference. Repatriation of human remains, sexual and physical abuse, where science and art overlap, biculturalism, inclusiveness, youth leadership/transformation and,...
May 8, 2018 | Alison Barnett, Andy Fenton, Leigh Rout, Museums Aotearoa, News
Will we see you at the Museums Aotearoa conference this year? NZMS are proud to be sponsoring the MA18 conference, to be held in Christchurch on 20 – 23 May 2018. The conference is being held over several venues across the Christchurch cultural landscape including...
Jun 30, 2017 | Andy Fenton, Museums Aotearoa, News
It’s nice to reflect on Conference attendance, in writing and sharing conference inspirations we not only acknowledge and appreciate the time and effort the Presenters put into their work but create the impetus to generate change. The conference theme was working for...
Jun 29, 2016 | Andy Fenton, Museums Aotearoa, News
Museums Australasia 2016 Conference or MA16: Facing the Future: Local, Global and Pacific Possibilities – was the first joint conference between Museums Australia and Museums Aotearoa. Crossing cultures and disciplines, the conference program covered events, tours...
Mar 24, 2014 | Alison Barnett, Andy Fenton, Museums Aotearoa, News
Attending the MA14 conference in Napier this year? Look out for our very own Alison Barnett, Northern Regional Manager who is presenting “The Emergence of a Museum Brand”. The abstract was “With so many New Zealand museums telling a similar story, how do community...